This is not a geometry lesson but the value of this triangle is immense as it gives you the tools to create the perfect exposure. And the perfect exposure is what we all aim at. So how does this exposure triangle help you create the perfect photograph? Let’s take a look at how to create perfection.
What we are going to look at are three controls on your camera, ISO, aperture and shutter speed. You need to understand that each of these impacts on the others. If you change the aperture then you need...
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Wayne Turner on
Jul 18th, 2010
There is a misnomer that digital photography is its own form of photography, quite untrue. The digital part of photography is just the method of recording, so, what applies to photography applies to digital as well. Let’s take a look at the three accessories I think that every photographer needs.
These aren’t listed in any particular order and I don’t think in any order of importance...
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Wayne Turner on
Jul 16th, 2010
When I discovered digital photography after years as a film photographer I wanted to get the best possible camera and other equipment. But, equipment was really the last thing that should have been on my list besides a camera of reasonable quality. What I really needed was to learn the fundamentals of photography. Good photographers take good pictures not cameras.
The first thing that any budding...
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Wayne Turner on
Jul 10th, 2010
There is no easy way to make money from your photos! Then how, you might ask, can you make a statement like ten easy ways to make cash from your camera? What I am offering is ideas. The ideas and the concept are easy but the effort you need to put into it is not. If ever you are offered an easy way to make money, think twice about it. If it was so easy then everyone would be doing it or it is a criminal...
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Wayne Turner on
Jun 26th, 2010
You can call it the digital disease of photography or perhaps the death of photography. The reality is that digital has caused a decline in the quality of photography. There are several reasons, one of them being the speed of digital and the resulting lack of thought before the shutter is released. Quick on the draw and not enough careful consideration.
This has been a hobby horse of mine for a few years...
Posted by
Wayne Turner on
May 15th, 2010
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It amazes me that people who want to learn photography don’t maximise their learning experience. They seem to just wander along like piece of driftwood tossed on the surf of the ocean hoping to land at the destination of great image taking. Here’s how to maximise your learning experience.
Many people purchase a digital camera and then hope that by some miracle of technology they...
Posted by
Wayne Turner on
May 10th, 2010
You’ve spent your hard earned money on your first digital camera or perhaps your first digital SLR and you want to do more than just take photos on automatic. Do you start reading your manual, should you take a course or perhaps buy some digital photography books? The big question is where and how do you get started? I have some great digital photography tips to help you on the road to becoming a...